American Prisons Pam Harvick CJS/230 December 7‚ 2013 Theresa Degard American Prisons In the late 1700’s prison was an idea that had not taken on form. Serving time was a set idea of principals and many saw the need for change. As time went on a penitentiary became a more solid idea that began to take shape. Ideals of a penitentiary A penitentiary was meant to be secular and spiritual (Foster‚ B.‚ 2006). A penitentiary was supposed to be a clean‚ healthy place for inmates to serve their
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History of State and Federal Prisons Krysta Nasce CJS/230 1/09/2013 Instructor: Richard Angelozzi What is the history of state and federal prison? Prisons‚ unlike jails‚ confine felons sentenced to longer then a year to serve their sentence within the facilities. They are operated by state governments but the Federal Bureau of Prisons also houses federal offenders in Federal penitentiaries. Since its establishment of prisons within the United States‚ over-crowding
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CJS/230 Prisons in the early years‚ were much less of how prisons are seen today. Prisons were mistreated‚ the conditions were unbearable and not fit for humans. Prisoners often were punished severely to the point were it resulted in death‚ Flogging‚ mutilation‚ branding‚ even public humiliation were some of the different types of punishments (Schmalleger‚ 2011‚ Chapter 13). In some instances offenders were not fed or clothe properly and left in cells for long periods of time without
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Introductions to Corrections Heather Cunningham CJS/230 April 3‚ 2013 Viviyonne Lee Punishment is the infliction of an unpleasant or negative experience on an offender in response to an offense. Today‚ punishment includes rehabilitation‚ deterrence‚ retribution‚ incapacitation‚ and reparation. Punishment is a penalty that results as a rule or law violation. Once a criminal has been punished through physical or economic sanctions then the criminal is considered square with his victim along
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CJS 230 Corrections A World Apart Check this A+ tutorial guideline at http://www.assignmentcloud.com/CJS-230/CJS-230-Complete-Class-Course For more classes visit http://www.assignmentcloud.com CJS 230 WEEK 1 CHECKPOINT TWENTIETH-CENTURY PENITENTIARY SYSTEM Check this A+ tutorial guideline at http://www.assignmentcloud.com/CJS-230/CJS-230-WEEK-1-CHECKPOINT-TWENTIETH-CENTURY-PENITENTIARY-SYSTEM CheckPoint: Twentieth-century Penitentiary System · Review Ch. 3 of Corrections. · Write a 200-
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Prison Environment Checkpoint Kaschelle Nichol CJS/230 August 22‚ 2012 Lester Julian Prison Environment Checkpoint The prison environment is defined as the atmosphere of aspects within a prison‚ including: inmates‚ guards‚ facilities‚ privileges‚ morale‚ etc. A prison environment is strict and isn’t happy. The main goal being punishment‚ the overall atmosphere will be low‚ and considering the
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Prison Environment Jennifer O’Neal CJS 230 Jean O’Gallagher July 21‚ 2011 Prison is a cramped‚ confined‚ and sometimes dangerous environment. There are prison rules (prison code) and for the majority of the prisons there are inmate rules (inmate code). When prison rules are broken‚ inmates are charged accordingly with reprimands. When inmate code is broken inmates are subject to attack by other inmates‚ which will lead to injury or possibly death. In prison‚ there is no privacy. Inmates are
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Prison Environment CJS/230 April 29‚ 2014 The prison environment could be define as a place to help persons convicted of crimes change their way of lifestyle‚ if it is a problem and serve out their sentence. The prison discussed in my readings is an environment where anyone from the cook to the janitor could influence someone to make a change in their thinking and their actions. What was once ran like a country under dictatorship‚ has now become a place where inmates are treated
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Rehabilitation Past and Present CJS/230 August 18‚ 2013 Rehabilitation Past and Present Many years ago‚ rehabilitation was a priority in the prison system. After the focus shifted to punishment‚ it was clear to see that rehabilitation is necessary in the criminal justice system. “Rehabilitation is the result of any planned intervention that reduces an offender’s further criminal activity‚ whether that reduction is mediated by personality‚ behavior‚ abilities‚ attitudes‚ values‚ or other
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CJS/230 May 10‚ 2013 Instructor Rick Jackson When people think of community corrections they may imagine offenders coexisting with the community. To some this is cause for immediate alarm‚ but community corrections is happening all around us every day‚ and in many cases‚ community corrections is actively
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